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In this profile, Brinks Home Security Senior Director of Internal Audit Lynne Howison discusses her department’s use of advanced auditing tools and techniques to maintain strategic focus and achieve a successful business transformation.

Audit Analytics Article

In this article, Audit Analytics analyzes Microsoft’s August 2019 annual report, which provided a wealth of information in addition to one of the first disclosures of critical audit matters from a large accelerated filer.

In this article, Protiviti Managing Directors Nicholas Spinks and David Taylor explain how important it is to sharpen the focus on cyber risks and offer a four-step approach to enhancing an organization’s public company transition planning process.

Featured KLplus CPE Training Course

Even a small shift in direction can accelerate success. In this course, you will learn how to adopt a focused and flexible mindset; respond quickly with adaptive techniques; and empower others to reach the goal. The completed course is worth 1 CPE credit.

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Both society and organizations recognize the importance of sustainability in their day-to-day functions and demand guidelines that help them implement, control and improve practices in this regard. This article lists three steps organizations can take to audit green IT. Source: isaca.org

This article highlights the three-lines-of-defense risk management model and explains the Atlanta case where management failed in its responsibility to promptly address the recommendations made by internal audit, rendering the model ineffective. Source: theiia.org

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CCH Tax and Accounting - Accounting Research Manager Updates

While the IPPF does not have the rule of law, the practice of internal auditing, like other professions, is based upon elements of due professional care and a ruling body that develops standards of practice through a public exposure process. This week's blog post explores auditing standards and requirements.&nbsp&nbsp&nbspRead More...